"call roll" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-call roll.ogg Forms: calls roll [present, singular, third-person], calling roll [participle, present], called roll [participle, past], called roll [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} call roll (third-person singular simple present calls roll, present participle calling roll, simple past and past participle called roll)
  1. (idiomatic) To make a roll call; to take attendance. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to make a roll call): 點名 /点名 (diǎnmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), pitää nimenhuuto (Finnish), faire l’appel (French), pointer (French), fazer a chamada (Portuguese), pasar lista (Spanish), yoklama almak (Turkish)

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        "(idiomatic) To make a roll call; to take attendance."
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